There is bacon, ham and sausage available that is not cured with chemicals. We use http://www.scotthams.com . Only salt and smoke are used in the bacon and country ham. The cold smoked pork sausage is to die for. I give out slabs of bacon or 2# rolls of sausage to the people whose properties I hunt on. Never had a complaint and am always welcomed back!
I agree about not brining, it is a sad state of affairs in our meat industry today. If you go into a Walmart, not only is the pork and chicken adulterated but so is the beef! -Dick